Dick Allen

Botch is warming up, better score 6

He clutches when he hits just like the rest of the team.

I didn't buy it either, but it could be true. He is pretty tight with Minaya the Montreal GM. I don't know if the Expos play any more in Puerto Rico this year, but he is from there, so maybe its true.

Valentin needs to be released

ESPN is reporting he will reject the trade. Doesn't want to play in the NL and doesn't want to play on artificial turf.

Bonds was selected with the 6th pick in the 1985 draft. The White Sox selected Kurt Brown with the 5th pick. That was Roland Hemond's last year as GM.

His final season was 1986, split between the White Sox and Red Sox

He's been warming up in the bullpen every game. The Sox have had a chance to win almost every game recently, so he won't come in. He is JM's concession speech.

Buerhle was misquoted. The quotes that are on this thread were printing not so shockingly in the Cubune. The Suntimes has the same quotes except for his at least trying to win one game is at least trying to win the series. I feel much better now.

The pitching is not the problem, its been good enough to win this year. Its the offense and more importantly the attitude. I'm sure Buerhle isn't the only one on the team with the intimidated mindset. Playing at the Hump dome was never a problem until a couple of years ago. Wasn't Baldwin as close to a guaranteed win as you can get pitching in domes? The Sox clinched the division in 2000 there. They used to abuse the Twins ther. Its MB's quote " we have to try to win at least one" that really bothers me. I hope he was misquoted or it was taken out of context.

They all seem intimidated by the TwinkieDome, but it's nothing a few wins wouldn't cure. I'd guess Buehrle was trying to say to win one and build on it. Makes sense to me. When your opening day starter, and alleged #1 pitcher just hopes the team doesn't get swept by a division rival, it doesn't bode well for the remainder of the season. The attitude on this team must change now.

Anyone KW has traded for or is thinking about trading for, except Colon.

Speaking of t-shirts, did anyone see those Sammy is a Corksucker t-shirts. Those are real sweet.

Buehrle seems freaked out by Minnesota. He was questioning why he was moved up to pitch there, and is quoted as saying we have to try and win at least one there. Whats up with that? Will the Buehrle protectors comment on these quotes. Definetly not talking like an ace, its time for MB to step up and be the 15-20 winner he is capable of being, but won't be with this attitude. If someone doesn't straighten out his head he will get lit up on Thursday

The guy that not just wants but makes $12 million a year grounds to short I didn't see the replay but he looked safe, and grounds into the 2003 White Sox trademark double play with runners on first and second with one out. If the Sox were up 2-0 or 3-0 in the eighth, there is no way Kim would have waved home the runner, and the way the rest of the inning played out the Cubs probably would have scored only 1 run. Of course Botch would have come in in the 9th so it all could be a mute point.

If a trade would fill a couple of holes and the bats come alive that wouldn't be an admission of not looking to make the playoffs. That'd be more like what people have been asking for since 2000. A trade to push the team over the top. Wouldn't it? Unless we eat most or all of Colon's salary, we aren't going to get the level of prospects in return to fill the holes you speak of immediately. The only thing that would raise his price would be a Yankee/Red Sox bidding war, which could happen if the Yankees continue to struggle. I read, however, that their minor league system is pretty tapped at the moment. If were just going to get crap,(like what they got for Durham) they should hold on to him for the draft picks. He pitched a great game, if it was Buerhle out there and he left in the 8th winning 1-0, the same people who are now complaining about Colon would be upset with the run support Buerhle got. The offense let us down. Ordonez has got to start doing some major damage, he had a couple of big chances, but didn't get the job done.

lol why not just go out and buy the darn tickets.........its not like you wont be able to get good seats.. you could prolly get better than what they are giving away anyhow..... I'm pretty sure they are nosebleed seats, but this year they give you a $100 gift certificate to Grandstand.

There usually are a couple of people who sneak past the ushers and go sit in the farthest corners at the top for a couple of batters before they are moved out. Probably just to sit in the worst seat in the house.

That was a real chickens*** thing to do, spineless, calling me a liar after I left, leaving it up unanswered, undefended. I'm learning a great deal about you. I do not lie. You really have no idea what you are talking about. The contract stays with the Major League Franchise, only the conditions of the contract are reported to MLB for legal approval and by-law qualification. investors is some misaligned dream of yours, that's your problem, not mine. Did you imagine Veeck and the rest of us sitting aroung in Tuxedos and overstuffed leather chairs, discussing banking? Bill had player's contracts written on bar napkins in his pockets! Just so you know, my wife is a labor attorney, and according to her no attorney would ever approve a contract without seeing the entire document. So Bill Veeck , God rest his sole, may have had things written on napkins, but not player contracts, which, again must be approved by MLB. Remember, when he owned the Sox fax machines weren't around, so did he just mail the napkins to the league office? Someone from the league had to see Frank's contract for it to be approved, not just a cliff's notes version, or discussion over the phone. I am thru fighting, will keep my tickets, Sect. 335 row 1, because I know you have nothing to do with the team. I hope everyone on this board reads your posts, puts 2 and 2 together and realizes what a sham you are. I will now prepare for the name calling you resort to when you are called out.

You are a liar, you stated on June 16th in the Frank Thomas bashers thread that at one certain time only 4 people had ever seen FT contract. It was tucked away is a drawer separate from everyone else's cJR , Franks dead agent, Frank only because he had to sign it and you. Contracts must be approved by MLB therefore someone from the league office had to see it. Its funny, the media picks up on specifics of contracts that supposedly only 3 people alive had ever seen, but when a GM gets canned , one month later no media outlet has picked up on it. By the way no "shareholder" from the Veeck era would ever refer to someone as an asswipe, people be entertained by what this idiot writes but to believe anything he says is just not right. That was a real chickens*** thing to do, spineless, calling me a liar after I left, leaving it up unanswered, undefended. I'm learning a great deal about you. I do not lie. You really have no idea what you are talking about. The contract stays with the Major League Franchise, only the conditions of the contract are reported to MLB for legal approval and by-law qualification. The G.M. has yet to be 'canned', as I said, and so have others here before me. You should really retry that remedial reading course, it's probably easier the 3rd time around. However, Williams is G.M. in name only, and not running the club. The example I used of Manuel firing a KW hire, and hiring his own guy without KW involved should tell even the dense something is going on. Further, he will not be 'canned', he will step down and accept reassignment within the organization. You, evidently, never met Bill Veeck. He's been described as 'salty' by others, but maybe you don't know what that means either. Nonetheless, had Bill been around and read about your 'quitting', giving up on the Sox because they are 5.5 games back in June, I suspect he'd have called you far worse than I, asswipe would've been nice, and if your perception of Veeck and investors is some misaligned dream of yours, that's your problem, not mine. Did you imagine Veeck and the rest of us sitting aroung in Tuxedos and overstuffed leather chairs, discussing banking? Bill had player's contracts written on bar napkins in his pockets! I wrote him my check at the old 'Tiny Tap' across the street from Union Station. Your lack of knowledge and big mouth make you sound like a real goof. Does 'goof' get mentioned a lot when you're around? Take your jealous rants, your misperceptions, your lack of knowledge, your lack of spine and your season tickets, which you didn't deny are a fallacy, and stuff 'em all. I'd guess from what I've read you're a big enough ass to fit it. So no one in the Major League office saw Frank's contract, and approved it anyway? You are an idiot. KW wasn't canned, he just isn't the GM anymore. What is his new "assignment" with the team? If its something with the minor leagues he sure is spending a lot of time at the major league games. He was right by the Sox dugout again yesterday. I've met Bill Veeck, it was at a bookstore, a place you would never be, and it was a brief hello. I would be willing to bet you have never met him. He probably had died before you were born.

I think you are out of your league here. What source(s) do you have that this clubhouse fracas occurs? "Some of our very favorites" would be Maggs, Olivo and Loaiza....and guess what? They all speak spanish as well. I think the whole thing your trying to stir is a load of crap. Did you see how frustrated Colon was after the HR to Manny? Yes, he threw back to back high and wild pitches, but they were thrown with authority. That's how he shows his emotion. The guy's a workhorse and will improve as the season goes on. I wouldn't trade him for Fossum or anyone the Red Sox might be offering except that SS prospect they have. I agree...take the draft picks. He just thinks he's important. He has friends who defend him on the boards by stating he is an investor. And ain't it great, that this investor spends his times speaking to us the fan? He wants the Sox to get rid of a 20 game winner. Anyone know what pitching is worth? Pitching wins, hitting is a necessary element of the game. No, no, no, the Sox should not trad Colon. We have a chance to catch up in this race. We don't need anothe White Flag deal. Yes, he rants JR ordered Frank's diminished skills clause not be invoked, but KW did it anyway. Right . Then when they re did Frank's contract, they did it while KW was in the air flying somewhere. When KW was informed he said "I'll trade his ass by the break" into a speakerphone. Remember this was the same KW who in this phony's earlier post had traded Frank to Boston only to have JR overrule. Of course JR wouldn't be able to overrule the invokation of the diminished skills clause. Then he writes about JR and Carlton and about the fences being mended between them. But Steff spends time with Carlton and he doesn't have anything nice to say about JR. Time for this dope to back up saying he might of herd that wrong. He writes interesting stories, too bad they are mostly fiction. I wouldn't doubt if his true identity was Jay Marriotti.

You are a liar, you stated on June 16th in the Frank Thomas bashers thread that at one certain time only 4 people had ever seen FT contract. It was tucked away is a drawer separate from everyone else's cJR , Franks dead agent, Frank only because he had to sign it and you. Contracts must be approved by MLB therefore someone from the league office had to see it. Its funny, the media picks up on specifics of contracts that supposedly only 3 people alive had ever seen, but when a GM gets canned , one month later no media outlet has picked up on it. By the way no "shareholder" from the Veeck era would ever refer to someone as an asswipe, people be entertained by what this idiot writes but to believe anything he says is just not right.

You said to return my tickets, you don't want my money, ok prick, since you already have $4000 of mine, why don't you give it back because you don't want it. Aren't you the guy that blows all the garbage to the aisles to be cleaned up after the game?

I think most of the upgrades are VIP tickets, which you could get on the Sox charge line, but are never available thru ticketmaster. I know they won't refund my tickets, in fact its printed on the ticket. Its just that this man or woman who claims to be a shareholder told me to bring my tickets back for a refund, which isn't going to happen. He or she just continues to prove they have no inside knowledge of the White Sox and hold as many shares of the team as I do.

Did they give you your money back? He or she told me to return the balance of my tickets for a refund.